Brown sugar glazed potatoes are the kind of dish you systematically underestimate — and always end up scraping the bottom of the dish for. Three ingredients, a slow cooker, and you get something that looks like a festive side dish. No need to do more.
Imagine a small potato whose skin shines like a light caramel, slightly crackled under your fingers. Inside, the flesh yields without resistance, almost creamy, with that buttery and sweet taste reminiscent of candied sweet potatoes from holiday meals. The smell rising from the slow cooker after four hours of cooking is that blend of melted butter and warm brown sugar starting to caramelize — a bit like a Tarte Tatin at the very beginning of its bake. You haven’t even served yet and everyone is already asking what you prepared.
